Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.

他最后不但没有坐牢或流落贫民窟，反而还非常成功。

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The gill flaps opened like two gash wounds on the sides of its head as it thrashed helplessly in the gutter.

当它无助地在水沟里挣扎时，鳃瓣张开，犹如在它头部两侧切开了两道深深的伤口。

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He lamented how Indian captains were made idols and then "thrown in the gutter" by the public; the habit took off with him.

他为印度队长如何成为偶像，然后被公众“扔进排水沟”而悲伤；这个习性拖累了他。

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After many years in the gutter, U.S. automakers seem to be on the rebound.

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Now, he needs to make sure his stock doesn't wind up in the gutter simply because investors cannot trust him.

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The best we can hope for is that the Dems will wake up in the gutter and be shocked back into sanity one of these days.

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